Innovation Law and Policy in the European Union [electronic resource] : Towards Horizon 2020 / by Massimiliano Granieri, Andrea Renda.
By: Granieri, Massimiliano [author.].
Contributor(s): Renda, Andrea [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
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BookSeries: Sxi — Springer for Innovation / Sxi — Springer per l’Innovazione: Publisher: Milano : Springer Milan : Imprint: Springer, 2012Description: XI, 199 p. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9788847019171.Subject(s): Law | Social policy | Social sciences | Law | Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law | Social Policy | Social Sciences, generalDDC classification: 340.9 | 340.2 Online resources: Click here to access online Introduction: the new meanings of innovation -- Innovation in Europe: taking stock -- Key policies -- Tomorrow's innovation policy.
The book provides a critical overview of innovation policy in Europe and a synopsis of the current institutional framework of Europe shaped after the Europe2020 strategy and in view of the upcoming Horizon2020 agenda. What emerges is a rather gloomy outlook for the future of Europe's innovation, unless EU institutions and Member States will decide to streamline existing policies and build a "layered" model of innovation, in which governments act as investors in key enabling infrastructure such as ICT and education; as enablers of large technology markets where researchers and entrepreneurs can meet; and as purchasers of innovation when key societal challenges are at stake. The book contains proposals for the future innovation strategy of the EU and a specific analysis of areas such as the unitary patent, the transfer of technology (particularly as far as climate-related technologies and IP markets are concerned), standardization, and the digital agenda.
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